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District 2: Grenville, Lanark, Ottawa, Renfrew

District 2 is composed of the city of Ottawa as well as Renfrew, Lanark and Grenville counties. A warm welcome awaits you from over 2000 members in 21 societies that are active in communities across the region.


Join your local Horticultural Society:

Ottawa Valley Societies

Mississippi Basin

 

Ottawa Basin

 

Rideau Basin

Almonte

 

Beachburg

 

Gloucester

Carleton Place

 

Deep River

 

Kanata- March

Pakenham

 

Eganville

 

Kemptville

Perth and District

 

Madawaska

 

Manotick

Stittsville

 

Pembroke

 

Nepean

West Carleton

 

Petawawa

 

Ottawa

   

Greater Ottawa Water Garden

 

Ottawa Valley Rock Garden

       

Smiths Falls

 

Events in District 2

District 2 2012 AGM - March 31, 2012 - Details

No District 2 Flower and Vegetable Show is planned for 2012

Societies are welcome to volunteer to host this event.

No District 2 Fun Day is scheduled 2012 yet.

Societies are welcome to volunteer to host this event.

  

District 2 links

  1. 2011 Contact list for District 2 Societies (PDF) updated  district2 password required. 
  2. District 2 meeting minutes since 2003 district2 password required.
  3. District 2 public documents
  4. District 2 Constitution
  5. Calendar of OHA and District activities for Societies
  6. District 2 expense form
  7. District 2 letterhead
  8. District 2 Inventory of equipment
  9. How to search the OHA speaker's list (Instructions)
  10. OHA Speaker's list on the GardenOntario web site

District 2 Executive 2011-2012

District Director

Jeff Blackadar

Past District Director

Sheila King

Secretary-Treasurer

Bonnie Gray

Assistant Directors

Mary Ann Van Berlo
Linda Bartlett
Karen Haddon
Jocelyne Laframboise

Judges Update Coordinator

Financial Reviewers 2011-2012

Sheila King

Margot Belanger, Jane Keeler

  

 

Service Award Winners

1976 Sandy Cavaye - Ottawa

1992 Hugh Stewart - Kemptville

1977 Clarence Brown - Ottawa

1993 Mimi Edmondson - Pakenham

1978 Mary McGrogan - Gloucester

1994 Gwen Kidd - Beachburg

1979 Betty Aspinall - Deep River

1995 Helen Halpenny - Almonte

1980 Helen Groskopf - Kemptville

1996 Mary Harris - Manotick, Ottawa

1981 George Rossow - Pembroke

1997 Callie Basham - Ottawa

1982 Frances Lemke - Pembroke

1998 Doreen Bell - Stittsville

1983 Maurice Marshall - Ottawa

1999 Judy Shedden - Ottawa

1984 Harvey and Bernice Fraser - Pembroke

2000 Sylvia Giroux - Pembroke

1985 Trevor and Brenda Cole - Ottawa, OVRGHS

2001 Ken Fink - Beachburg

1986 Gladys Skuffam - Almonte

2002 Owen Munn - Manotick

1987 Joe Rawson - Perth

2003 Eva Gallagher - Deep River

1988 Anstance Esmond-White - Kemptville

2004 Anne Tokaruk - Carleton Place

1989 Christine Temple - Kanata March

2005 Hazel Hawthorn - Beachburg

1990 Farrell & Margaret Chown - Pakenham

2006 Brian Carson - OVRGHS, Manotick

1991 Lenore & Arthur Fentiman - Kanata March

2007 Margo Fulford - Perth
  2008 Jane Anderson - Manotick
  2009 Fran Dennett - Gloucester
  2010 Lee Boltwood - Stittsville-Goulbourn
  2011 Gaston Tessier - Gloucester

 OHA District 2 Photo Competition 2012:

The District 2 competition will take place at the 2012 District 2 Annual General Meeting.

The rules are basic:

  • Color print from film or digital to be  4" x 6"
  • Un matted
  • Write your name and society on the back
  • Only one entry per competitor per class                         

Display and prize giving will be at the District AGM.

Prizes for each class (if warranted ) 1st: $3.00, 2nd: $2.00, 3rd: $1.00.

Classes 2012

  1. Class 1  Distict #2's Floral Emblem - A Photo of a Bloodroot in Bloom
  2. Class 2  Here We Go Again - Your Favourite Perennial Bed
  3. Class 3  The Squirrel Missed This One - A Close Up of a Tulip Bloom
  4. Class 4  Don't Curb Your Enthusiasm - A Picture of Your Front Garden
  5. Class 5  Up Close and Perennial - Your Favorite Perennial Blossom, Spray or Cluster
  6. Class 6  Who is Resting in My Garden - A Photo of an Animal. Insect or Bird in your Garden.
  7. Class 7  Flowering Woodies - A Photo of a Flowering Shrub
  8. Class 8  I Could Have Had a V-8 - Your Vegetable Garden
  9. Class 9  Limited Space - A Pocket Garden
  10. Class 10 This one is All Wet - A Photo of a Garden Water Feature

Judging Points Scale: Horticultural Value 40%, Photographic Value 40% and Appearance & Impact 20%.

Send your entries to:

Chairperson: Owen Munn
9 Thorncliff Place, Nepean, ON K2H 6L4
Phone 613-262-1566

Entry deadline is March 16th 2012
Please call 613-262-1566 or e-mail emunn(-at-)magma.ca with any questions.

Ontario Horticultural Association Photo Competition.

For information on Photographic Competitions at the OHA convention see: http://www.gardenontario.org/sho/pho.php

Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs

Effective Organizations Factsheets

Updates to this webpage 

Please direct any comments, updates or questions about information on this page to web@ottawahort.org

 

District 2 News - January 2012
by Jeff Blackadar

Please see:

http://www.ottawahort.org/district2public/news_district2_20120102.pdf


Last Updated: 2012-01-07